working with textiles is a trap. first they lure you in with knitting. then you pick up crochet (understandable enough). next you start getting curious in fiber. you learn how to spin (okay that’s a bit extra). weaving is cool, right? you now own a loom. heck, while we’re at it, why not starting making your own clothes (this is getting out of hand)? spinning is no longer enough for you — you need something stronger. you learn how to dye (stop i’m begging). dye is fun, but it’d be nice to have your own source of fiber. you are now a shepherd.
Redevelopment of small scale pastoralism but backwards
Just so you know, crochet is simple, fast, and you can make some amazing stuff out of it. “Is crochet or knitting better?” is a stupid trap, but if you can do both, you vastly expand your array of cool stuff you can make. And it’s so easy to learn.
Come on. You’ll love it. You just need a simple hook.
And I’m sure you’ve got a lot of yarn lying around. Crochet works up a lot faster than knitting. Don’t you want to use up all that yarn?
God I loved watching drug dealers work their trade in the neighborhood when I was a kid…
Sheep need a lot of space and can be expensive! Have you thought about angora rabbits though? Small, city-dweller friendly fibre animals, and super cute!
ok so i’ve seen some of you aren’t that sure that this is actually embroidery (i was suspicious too bc damn!!!!) so here you is another embroidery of his with some close ups♥ :
[Transcript] When making clothes is your main hobby, eventually you’re gonna get to a place where you have more clothes than is honestly reasonable or useful to you.
(I) swear this problem is probably ten times worse when you’re into costuming. The amount of stuff that I have that I made ’cause it sounded fun, but I’ve never actually worn it anywhere is, frankly, embarrassing.
But that’s actually kind of the great thing about tiktok.
Now when I make something excessively elaborate for literally no reason and with nowhere to wear it, I can just show you guys instead!
When I need to straighten out my layers I just: [jumps up and down]
Today the look is “18th century garden party” and the occasion is nothing.
Weirdly this is one of the cheapest big fancy costumes I’ve ever made. When I made it I was pretty well aware that I was probably never actually gonna end up wearing it anywhere, so it’s just made out of quilt cotton. I paid, I think, five or six dollars a yard, and then it’s about twenty yards to make something like this.
There’s a matching hat, by the way.
So lately, I’ve been trying not to think of my hobby in terms of, “Do I need this?” “Will I wear it?” Honestly, that’s really just not the point. I make stuff like this because I think it’s fun to make. And I feel like that should be enough. [/Transcript]
